Amazing images of supercar Koenigsegg Agera R

The company was founded in 1994 in Sweden by Christian von Koenigsegg, with the intention of producing a world-class supercar. Many years of development and prototyping led to the company's first street-legal production car delivery in 2002.

Amazing images of supercar Koenigsegg Agera R

Apart from developing, manufacturing, and selling the Koenigsegg line of supercars, Koenigsegg is also involved in 'green technology' development programmes, beginning with the CCXR ('Flower Power') flexfuel supercar and continuing through the present with the Agera R.

Amazing images of supercar Koenigsegg Agera R

The initial design of the Koenigsegg CC was drawn by Christian von Koenigsegg. He then took his sketches to Industrial Designer David Crafoord in order for him to realize the sketches into a 1:5 scale model.

Amazing images of supercar Koenigsegg Agera R

David then laid his personal touch to the design brief and finished the model. This model was later scaled up in order to create the base plug for the initial Koenigsegg prototype that was finished in 1996.

Amazing images of supercar Koenigsegg Agera R

However, on February 22, 2003, one of the production facilities caught fire and was badly damaged. From 2003 and on Koenigsegg has converted two large fighter-jet hangars and an office building into a car factory.

Amazing images of supercar Koenigsegg Agera R

Since the factory is located on the still-active Angelholm airport, clients can arrive by private jet right next to the factory. Furthermore, Koenigsegg controls and uses the former military runway for shakedown runs of production cars and high speed testing.

Amazing images of supercar Koenigsegg Agera R

On June 11, 2009, the media reported that Koenigsegg Group, consisting of Koenigsegg Automotive, Christian von Koenigsegg, Bard Eker, and a group of investors had signed a letter of intent with Saab to take over the brand from General Motors.

Amazing images of supercar Koenigsegg Agera R

General Motors confirmed on June 16 that they had chosen Koenigsegg Group as the buyer of Saab Automobile. The deal, set to close September 30, 2009, included $600 million in financing from the European Investment Bank, guaranteed by the Swedish government.

Amazing images of supercar Koenigsegg Agera R

General Motors announced on August 18 that the deal had been signed although certain financing details remained to be completed. On September 9, 2009, Koenigsegg announced that BAIC was going to join as a minority stakeholder in Koenigsegg.

Amazing images of supercar Koenigsegg Agera R

The reason for the withdrawal was that the take over was planned to have been finalised early Autumn and at the end of November it was clear that the deal still had some time left before it could be concluded.

Amazing images of supercar Koenigsegg Agera R

The first customer took delivery of a red CC8S in 2002 at the Geneva Auto Show and four more cars were built that year. Koenigsegg was established in Asia later that year with a premiere at the Seoul Auto Show.